Morecambe’s Andy Wright: It’s great to be back

Adam Lord

Admits battling first serious injury of his career was tougher than expected

Morecambe face bottom of the table Hartlepool at the Globe Arena on Saturday

Andy Wright admits battling injury was a lot tougher than he ever expected.

The Morecambe midfielder saw a troublesome groin problem eventually diagnosed as a hernia issue that needed surgery - the first serious injury of the 30-year-old’s career.

It’s given me a little bit more enthusiasm for the game than I’ve had in a while

Now he is back and impressed in the middle of the park as the Shrimps put in two improved away displays at Oxford and Luton.

“It was a strange one,” said Wright.

“I don’t think anyone could really put a finger on it and the specialist diagnosed it as a hernia which seemed strange at the time but touch wood everything seems to be great.

“I broke my foot early on in my career but that was only four or five weeks out.

“This has dragged on since about 12 months ago really and then came to a head in December of last year.

“It’s been a testing time the past few months and it’s a great feeling to be back.”

Wright has been in and around the club throughout his injury problems but says he realised just how much he’d been missing out on after putting in a man of the match display in the fine win at Luton on Saturday.

“Sitting in the changing room after the game that feeling, I’ve missed it,” said Wright.